Lakhdar Belloumi vs Mustapha Dahleb
Algeria against Algeria. The almanac states its case, the crowd votes, you decide.
Lakhdar Belloumi
Algeria · 1980–88 · CAM
- Almanac rating
- 89
- Rank in Algeria
- #3 of 33
- Caps
- 101 · 27 goals
- Clubs
- Ghali Chabab Mascara, MC Algiers, USM Bel-Abbès
Seconds after West Germany equalised in Gijón on 16 June 1982, Belloumi turned in Salah Assad's cross for the 68th-minute winner that beat the reigning European champions 2-1 in Algeria's first World Cup match. He was African Footballer of the Year in 1981, reached the 1980 Africa Cup of Nations final, won Algerian titles with GC Mascara in 1984 and MC Oran in 1988, and retired on 100 caps. Career record: 101 caps and 27 goals for Algeria; club career at Ghali Chabab Mascara, MC Algiers, USM Bel-Abbès.
Mustapha Dahleb
Algeria · 1982–84 · CAM
- Almanac rating
- 88
- Rank in Algeria
- #4 of 33
- Clubs
- CS Sedan Ardennes, Paris Saint-Germain, OGC Nice
Paris called him le prince du Parc through ten seasons at PSG, and the 85 first-division goals he left behind in 1984 stood as the club record for more than thirty years until Zlatan Ibrahimović passed him. He won the Coupe de France in 1982 and 1983, scored 98 goals in all competitions for PSG, and played at the 1982 World Cup in Spain. Career record: club career at CS Sedan Ardennes, Paris Saint-Germain, OGC Nice.
The verdict
The almanac puts Lakhdar Belloumi ahead by 1 rating point, 89 against 88.
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